2013 ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox

Funny "Hey Bill" that I'm sure will drive Morbius crazy. (James may have a slight bias here...And for what it's worth, I've never once thought of Ortiz in this way; I think of him more in terms of Orlando Cepeda or Tony Perez.)

Hey Bill, did you ever think of David Ortiz as the new Babe Ruth? By that I mean if Ruth had been born in 1975 rather than 1895, he'd have not just Ortiz' statistics but his demeanor, his build, his stature on the team...Once that idea came into my mind, I can't look at David Ortiz and not see Babe Ruth. Do you think that's a fair comparison?
Asked by: TJNawrocki

Answered: 10/17/2013
Honestly, I do the exact same thing. I think of Ortiz as a modern Babe Ruth literally every day; I'm kind of shocked that you asked. It started for me one time about 2006 when David stopped in our office...which players do not do very often...and was wearing a leather hat. I don't know the name of the hat style, but it was very much like a hat that I have seen pictures of Ruth wearing, out of uniform. I thought then that this man has a lot of Babe Ruth in him, and...as you point out...once you start thinking that way, it fits like a glove, so things happen constantly to re-inforce that way of thinking about him.

I can't deny the guy has tons of personality and larger-than-life persona, and that he has hit characteristically well in the numerous postseasons he's appeared in. (Babe Ruth had some qualities I hope Ortiz hasn't emulated.)

Why he should go in the HOF when Edgar Martinez hasn't come within shouting distance, I don't know.

It started for me one time about 2006 when David stopped in our office and was wearing a leather hat. I don't know the name of the hat style

lmao

guys the hall of fame is stupid, lets talk leather hats

I found the hat--very sporty, very Ruthian.

http://www.caphut.org/images/Product_4/Boston-Red-Sox-New-Era-59fifty-Fitted-Purple-Leather-Hat7181.jpg

god i see that hat and i just think of ruth, v evocative

i could see him wearing several of those if he were around now. and crocs.

haha

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af252/bucket3nyy/Ruthpicsthread10.jpg

1915--not even famous yet.

(Actually, having his first good year as a pitcher, so maybe somewhat famous--obviously nowhere near where he was headed. Read Creamer's bio years ago--was Ruth already known as a character before he hit the majors?)

http://www.csnwashington.com/sportsnetWashington/thumbnails/Sportsnet_-_Baltimore/932/968/ortiz-sunday_640x360_2050959916.jpg

who wants ta visit Babe's grave sometime? Houdini and Billy Martin in the same boneyard.

at a midtown sports bar tnite, u guys watch lagoon carefully

This MLB.com headline is next-level: "Red Sox hope to be Anibal crackers in Detroit"

well theyre already crackers haha am i right folks

btw that one blown double play in the 2nd last night, it all couldve been so differnt

i can't believ fox is running features on the beards of each red sox

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saltalamacchia is so gross to look at, i want to kill him

lol otm

is he just really sweaty or does wear some kind of Soul Glo product to get those glossy locks?

and speaking of which, despite being a Sox fan, the close-up beard fetish profiles last night were rather disturbing and wrong in big screen HD.

they showed him pouring a bottle of water over his head in the first inning last night might have something to do w it

ah, so that's his secret!

can we talk about jake peavy's water bottle, from what i can tell it's a regular 20 oz plastic bottle w/ a piece of printer paper rubberbanded around it and on it is written 'PEAVY' in thick black sharpie

yeah lets talk about them shits

lol

It started for me one time about 2006 when David stopped in our office and was wearing a leather hat.

..that's what I call a Taxicab Confession.

saltalamacchia is so gross to look at, i want to kill him

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he's very... pubic

yeah lets talk about them shits

bet peavy was the kind of kid who wrote his name on his n64 in white-out

Pitch around Ortiz with a 1-2 count? OK, Tim.

whoa prince go find your own bat

Tom Brookens

Waved him in, then tried to hold him up -- like Cabrera can just stop on a dime and retreat.

rarely is the phrase 'watching a car crash in slow motion' appropriate but that literally was like watching a car crash in slow motion

that one a tag, morbs?

Sanchez looked like he was pitching in the seventh.

Napoli HR would've been out at Tiger Stadium.

his 4th home run of the year of at least 460 ft O_O

Dang, I step away for a few minutes and suddenly the sox are up by 3

smh baseball trying to steal footballs concussion glory

wow iglesias

that ball just disappeared

i like how he just stabbed out at the last second

almost popped out of there glove there too!

Could have scored from 2nd w/ infield fly rule.

napoli is an angel

Maybe Sanchez shouldn't be pitching right now.

sanchez is shook

yup

And maybe Avila shouldn't be catching.

Shook, aka drained.

from tonight's parks & rec, apparently

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BW0fpFlCMAA6vdu.jpg